An Introduction to Africana Philosphy
In this book Lewis R. Gordon offers the first comprehensive treatment
of Africana philosophy, beginning with the emergence of an Africana
(i.e. African diasporic) consciousness in the Afro-Arabic world of the Middle
Ages. He argues that much of modern Africana thought emerged out of
early conflicts between Islam and Christianity that culminated in the
expulsion of the Moors from the Iberian Peninsula, and out of the
subsequent expansion of racism, enslavement, and colonialism which in
their turn stimulated reflections on reason, liberation, and the meaning of
being human. His book takes the reader on a journey from Africa through
Europe, North and South America, the Caribbean, and back to Africa, as
he explores the challenges posed to our understanding of knowledge and
freedom today, and the response to them which can be found within
Africana philosophy.